Étagnières
Etagnières is a municipality in the district of Gros- de -Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Etagnières is located on 628 m above sea level. M., 9 km north of the canton capital Lausanne ( straight line ). The scattered village extends to the vast plateau of the Gros de Vaud, on the western edge of the heights of the Jorat, in the Vaud Mittelland.
The area of 3.8 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the gently undulating plateau of Gros de Vaud, the granary of the canton of Vaud. The plateau has in the region of Etagnières on only very small differences in relief. The highest point of the municipality is on the western slope of the height Tremble with 670 m above sea level. M. reached. In the north, the area extends in the extensive Bois d' Orjulaz; in the extreme north-west it borders the wetland Grand Marais. From the municipality surface 1997 8 % were settlements, 15 % of forest and woody plants and 77% to agriculture.
To Etagnières include some individual farms. The neighboring communities of Etagnières are Assen in the northeast, Morrens in the east, Cheseaux -sur- Lausanne to the south, the west and Boussens Bioley -Orjulaz in the north.
Population
With 1044 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Etagnières one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 90.1 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 2.5 % and 2.4 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Etagnières amounted in 1850 to 298 residents in 1900 to 257 inhabitants. Since 1960 (248 inhabitants), a rapid population increase was observed with a tripling of the population within 40 years.
Economy
Etagnières was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Today, the crop and livestock farming have only a marginal role in the occupational structure of the population. Through the creation of new industrial zones since the 1970s, many companies set up operations in Etagnières. These include establishments in the body shop and automotive spare part trade ( Métraux Services) as well as a company that manufactures agricultural machinery. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the Lausanne area.
Traffic
The community is easily accessible via. It lies on the main road 5 of Lausanne to Yverdon -les- Bains. The motorway Cossonay at the 1981 opened A1 (Lausanne -Yverdon ) and Lausanne - Blécherette on the A9 opened in 1974 (Lausanne -Sion ) are approximately 6 km each from the center. On 2 June 1874 stretch Cheseaux -sur -Lausanne was - Echallens the narrow gauge railway Chemin de fer Lausanne- Echallens - Bercher ( LEB) taken with a station in Etagnières in operation.
History
The territory of Etagnières was settled very early, which is attested by finds of remains of a forge and a cemetery dating from Roman times. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1202 under the name Estanneres. Later, the names Estaneres ( 1290 ), Etanières ( 1377 ), Ethagnires ( 1403 ) and Estagnyeres (1424 ) published. The place name is derived from the French word Tanière ( cave, construction of a wild animal ).
Etagnières belonged in the Middle Ages to the rule Echallens. After the Burgundian Wars, the village came in 1476 at the Bailiwick Orbe Echallens, which was under the general rule of Bern and Fribourg. The fief of Etagnières that temporarily belonged to the Counts of Greyerz, was sold by these 1518 Bern and Fribourg. Even after the Reformation, villagers remained predominantly in the Catholic faith, and the church was used by both denominations. After the collapse of the ancien régime Etagnières belonged from 1798 to 1803 during the Helvetic Republic to the canton of Geneva, who came up then with the enactment of the Act of Mediation in the canton of Vaud. 1798 was assigned to the District Echallens. The plan to relocate the airfield of Lausanne- Blécherette on the plateau west of Etagnières, was rejected by the population of the Canton of Vaud in 1966.
Attractions
The church of Saint -Laurent is originally from the late Middle Ages. The present nave was built in 1768, taken over the choir from the previous building. Inside there is a baroque altar of 1654th